Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
4 CHRISTMAS EASTER.
cssIsrnAs TALE or LOVE- AND Ro-
NANCE.
BY MARION HARLAN.


= rrI fGiiuvhh'e . NJ" nv uipiN IVW oi
g. ..os IN the elevated facade ablaze
slight The sleepy Dutch burg
''' finished town inhabited by people
t.l nothing 20 learn OF their age.
.fl not know or inquire who were
.,.lpauts Of the carriages that had
81. iurauch the wide, crooked streets
.,. from the railway station 20 tho
....a the hilltop that day, or specu-
..t. tAc eoiDgs on behind the illu-
..s windows. further than 20 COM
c.atcmpiuously upon the within
drought folks from warm town
..st 1 freeze IN the windiest situation
...... of Che Allcghanios.
oS'naton" deserved its reputa-
.st mght.- TIE dash OF the air
.a,n,. stone walls and slated roof
.se sine conclusion Of sledge- ham
~. t.c shrek and rumble in tho
..ts erucsomo IN deserted bed
and the servants attic. In
at central hall. which was the
-...a heart of The household, the
.- logs answered the blast
roar Of defiant laughter from
o4c throat Of the chimney.
&c.,. It's we're disdaincd by sccla-
. dozen white.gowned girls,
up fur blpcFouCS IN sobercr SATIN
...t.,.t. ten young men in conven-
90. evening dress. and the portly,
.e host, were grouped ana
.-. about the chamber. and each
t...>n- her share in the becoming
.. red radiance. An organ was
1....r arch corresponding, ON one
... hall, with a smaller half
fle other that held the fire.
..-o stood by the grand upright
which lay flute aud violin. a
Young fellow stummed a
daii ana fretted out of family
CD It's homely prototype. NJ.
.-.r-- was % musical family, and
ell, -..sts protested passion Tor the
U. one exception -
.U1yuu sing, Mr.. Brown ?" asked a
ru.. iu the thin, husky voice that
r b.falls hor with blOOdiesS Opaque
,.. complexion after sixty Is passed,
claperone As ~ American.
~. lua'am.
rr. Brown YVES a New England con-
rs uau, presumably an educated man.
r..uI,, If not himself, counted his
money hy tho million; lie dressed cX-
r--y.iy and wore Dig diamond studs,
-i.c;iully alluded TO 10y political OPP
t.t- as trunErvets. lie was
..cieht years of age. clean shaver
l. fora thick mou.tache lac was well
4, ls. siucwy, and SIX feet tan.
A representative man, MIR. Arm
.,.ug called him, and desired few things
r more deyout disinterestedncsS than
,t h., cousin and ward, Huldah Crolv,
. add favor the dihgcnt suit OF the IL.
llr Brown had been Gin society for
, least ten years. had read a good deal
and travelled much. But he still SAID
"maum habitualiv, aud when face
tious. in tine tone of % disrcspectm host
.er. 10 need not ice added that lac always
.dI "sir 10 high and low OF hs own
s.N. and in talk with his peers often
1iled it as If hc hcsita;ed just short
. tae vulgar aidcuda. "fc.
$40. maam. I uythcr play nor sing.
. point of fact, / don't know one tune
r.m another. I couldn't tell you, for
.l.mu'e. which is TIE finest yiolinist, Ole
i. or SIR. Biraen over there. The
. 81. OF the fiddle Is pretty much the
...e under the hand 81 bc,n Of en-.
..u.e laughed a little, and Mr.
... a sandy.haired youth who wore
Classics and hddled So badly That NOBODY
1t right To- seem too much
cOlOred iuuOuslv.
.t.rluatelv. We compare no one
r.O.e Bull. said Huidah Croly. My
r.. al.l lot admit that Patti sings as
Jenny Lind md, or that any
o.. .~ master of the bow ought 10 be
r...l i1 the same day W.T. ole bull.
Nr lracu's cheeks cooled rapidly.
N.r the conversation again became
r. he stole around 60 the back OF
I-- Dl.lY chair.
.Iu are Ia born buffer, said the
n.. goose, STOPPING to her ear
.lt al alcgl!'
.Ilua you'll But what a ciassifica-
Sire jig him stand there and drib5le
.+r., .u, her mieu mean time lndica-
;s. .t pleased attention, until there was
l.u.d society uotmnrs, replying
... uruma music. ia tine stir pro-
.F t.c passage OF performers to
t ruLls only three or four per
... IS Mr. Brown saw hulaah
.... u. side toor
-. dim corridor ended in Uncle
|.. continents. lie was the hosts
ro'ler au1 a bachelor. With two
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